Arihant’s Value Plus – August 2018

Going ahead, Indian equity markets are expected to remain positive this month. The main focus of investors will be on RBI’s monetary policy statement. Investors will also track the Monsoon Session of the Parliament closely after a no–confidence motion against the government. Developments in the Monsoon Session of the Parliament, Q1FY19 earnings of corporate bigwigs, macroeconomic data, Q1FY19 GDP, movement in global markets, rupee-dollar movement and crude oil prices will be monitored keenly. On the global front, US FOMC meeting, BoE Monetary Policy, ECB monetary policy meeting minutes and OPEC meeting are the major factors which will be tracked by investors.